A classic shortbread cookie recipe with melt in your mouth texture and a chocolate twist! These chocolate shortbread cookies are sure to please at any gathering, or just because!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate Shortbread Cookies, Shortbread Cookies
If mix is too stiff, add vanilla or a teaspoon of cold water.
Add dough to a plastic bag, cut the tip off of the bag (1/2" wide). Pipe onto baking sheet in desired shape. The dough will self level as it bakes.
Pierce each cookie 2x with a fork. Sprinkle on sea salt, if desired.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
Notes
If cookies are underdone in the middle once you remove them from the oven, cook for another 3-5 minutes and test again. Store at room temperature for 3 weeks, or in the freezer for up to 6 months.